50 Things Everyone Should Know

* The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.

* Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.

* Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!

* What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.

* "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.

* "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.

* In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.

* A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!

* Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

* You can't kill yourself by holding your breath

* There is a city called Rome on every continent.

* It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!

* Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!

* Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.

* The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London

* Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people

* Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!

* The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!

* One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!

* Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!

* The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean- Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man

* Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!

* Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!

* The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.

* Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

* Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.

* Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.

* Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."

* Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it.

* On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.

* More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.

* The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.

* More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.

* Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

* The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!

* The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.

* Earth is the only planet not named after a god..

* It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.

* You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.

* Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!

* Dolphins sleep with one eye open!

* It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open

* The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!

* The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds

* Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not

* Slugs have 4 noses.

* Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.

* A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!

* A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!

* The average person laughs 10 times a day!

* An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain